Firefly has to be at the top of every "should have never been canceled" list. Sadly, I avoid watching it because I get so angry it was canceled. There was so much potential. Sigh. Joss Whedon is my god.
The others on your list I didn't watch except for a few episodes of the Unusuals. My husband was just talking about that show the other day and I couldn't remember the name of it but remembered what he was talking about.
I'd add Veronica Mars to the list. It lasted 3 seasons but damn they just ended it with a cliff hanger and...nothing. There's just not enough snark on TV any more. My husband hasn't gotten over them canceling Tru Calling. I swear it's all he talks about (he's kind of in love with Eliza Dushku).
Yes, the Firefly anger will never fade. Just. WTH?!? Eff you, Fox. Unusuals just had a lot of potential. Great characters and a real sense of poetry under all that absurdity.
Oh, gods. Tru Calling. I'd swear Eliza Dushku can't act to save her life, but for some reason when ever Joss Whedon is in the mix she's actually pretty great. It's bizarre! Lol.
I'm sure there are some FOX execs somewhere kicking themselves over Firefly. Morons.
I remember catching a couple episodes when they first aired. Jaynestown and Shindig, I think. I remember thinking: this is all kinds of awesome. But then I had my 3rd child and was recovering from a c-section and dealing with 3 kids under the age of 3 and when I finally had time to sit down and watch TV I went to look for it only to find out it had been canceled just weeks after I discovered it. Grrr.
My husband's obsession with Eliza Dushku border on...well, ridiculous. Yet, he won't watch the Faith episodes of Buffy/Angel with me. Shrug. I finally got him Tru Calling on DVD so he'd shut up about it. He still hasn't watched the last half of season 2 of Dollhouse because it got canceled. He refuses to watch those episodes.
I was a huuuuge Firefly fan. I own season 1 but I really wanted to see the unravelling of what happened between that and the movie like you said.
I found myself uttering "Goram" many times in place of "goddamn" lol I couldn't help myself. Its just like SG and saying "For crying out loud" or "Relatively speaking..."
I knew that Firefly wasnt going to last because I only watched it recently...and I didn't want to watch the last ep. I love shows where the angst seems to be on crack lol
2. My angst over its loss is not going away for a while. Also, it was the only show I've ever seen that didn't constantly put Women In Danger Of Being Raped. I actually got to the point where I didn't automatically expect sexual violence to be threatened.
THERE IS NO OTHER SHOW OUTSIDE OF SESAME STREET THAT I CAN TRUST TO DO THAT.
God, yes. Just another aspect of amazingness. You never realize how inured you are to women being raped and killed and beat up until it doesn't happen and part of your brain is like, wait? What just happened?
Right there with you on Chase, the show was great - it had tough women who were confident with who they are and jobs that just kicked ass! (the guns did not hurt either)
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The others on your list I didn't watch except for a few episodes of the Unusuals. My husband was just talking about that show the other day and I couldn't remember the name of it but remembered what he was talking about.
I'd add Veronica Mars to the list. It lasted 3 seasons but damn they just ended it with a cliff hanger and...nothing. There's just not enough snark on TV any more. My husband hasn't gotten over them canceling Tru Calling. I swear it's all he talks about (he's kind of in love with Eliza Dushku).
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Oh, gods. Tru Calling. I'd swear Eliza Dushku can't act to save her life, but for some reason when ever Joss Whedon is in the mix she's actually pretty great. It's bizarre! Lol.
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I remember catching a couple episodes when they first aired. Jaynestown and Shindig, I think. I remember thinking: this is all kinds of awesome. But then I had my 3rd child and was recovering from a c-section and dealing with 3 kids under the age of 3 and when I finally had time to sit down and watch TV I went to look for it only to find out it had been canceled just weeks after I discovered it. Grrr.
My husband's obsession with Eliza Dushku border on...well, ridiculous. Yet, he won't watch the Faith episodes of Buffy/Angel with me. Shrug. I finally got him Tru Calling on DVD so he'd shut up about it. He still hasn't watched the last half of season 2 of Dollhouse because it got canceled. He refuses to watch those episodes.
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I found myself uttering "Goram" many times in place of "goddamn" lol I couldn't help myself. Its just like SG and saying "For crying out loud" or "Relatively speaking..."
I knew that Firefly wasnt going to last because I only watched it recently...and I didn't want to watch the last ep. I love shows where the angst seems to be on crack lol
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THERE IS NO OTHER SHOW OUTSIDE OF SESAME STREET THAT I CAN TRUST TO DO THAT.
*seethes and sulks in equal measure*
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